WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following statement on June 24, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement one year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade: "Women across the nation should have the ability to make personal medical decisions without the input or permission of government officials. Yet, one year ago today, the Supreme Court majority rejected this fundamental right--after nearly fifty years of p more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), co-chair of the bipartisan Senate Broadband Caucus, today celebrated the news that $271 million will be headed to deploy Maine broadband infrastructure from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. Senator King will join Governor Janet Mills on Thursday morning at the University of Maine Augusta at an  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: U.S. Senator Angus King, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, announced that the Senate has unanimously passed his bipartisan legislation to help military spouses build successful careers while their family members serve the country. The Military Spouse Employment Act allows military spouses to have a remote work career with any feder more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today commended President Biden's administration for providing $2.7 billion to support American farmers, students who participate in school meal programs, and emergency food operations. The announcement includes $3,400,000 for Maine's Emergency Food Providers and $4,581,570 for Maine's school meal programs. "The combination of inflation, expiring pan more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following weekly column on June 26, 2023: * * * Women in Military Service; the Role of Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith Each year, June 12 is designated as Women Veterans Recognition Day to celebrate the brave women who have defended our freedom throughout their military service. This year's observation was especially significant as it marked the 75th anniversary of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 that gave more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: On the ten-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced the reintroduction of bipartisan legislation providing equal dignity in the tax code for all legal marriages. The Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act, which is cosponsored by 43 other memb more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the Maine Connectivity Authority was awarded $271,977,723.07 in federal funding from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. This investment is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will support Maine's strategic goal of providing universal broadband access througho more PR

ORONO, Maine, June 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with students involved in the Cohen Institute High School Leadership Program at the University of Maine. Several dozen high school students from across the state were selected to participate in the program and earn early college credits in courses that focuses on the fundamentals of leadership studies. The program is free for students. "I enjoyed me more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: On the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. v. Windsor decision, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) led 46 of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Refund Equality Act to ensure that legally-married same-sex couples have the tax refunds they always should have been able to claim. The bill would allow these couples - who, until the U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, on the ten-year anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced the reintroduction of bipartisan legislation providing equal dignity in the tax code for all legal marriages. The Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act, which is cosponsored by 43 other members of the S more PR